Oh no. I know my limits and the 12" PowerBook is as small as I will go. I won't touch my iPhones. I've completely ruined other small stuff in my past so no way.
Is the hacksaw bringing back too many memories?
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Is the hacksaw bringing back too many memories?
With some trepidation, I'll work on an iPod but that is my limit.Oh no. I know my limits and the 12" PowerBook is as small as I will go. I won't touch my iPhones. I've completely ruined other small stuff in my past so no way.
Hey, I've used a hacksaw to fix watches before
Hacksaw blades are great quality steel. I've been known to superglue a broken part to a hacksaw blade and then use a jewelers saw and file to make a replacement. The steel is good enough that it will finish to a beautiful black polish if you are patient enough. Admittedly, though, it's usually hard enough that I have to temper it before working with it then reharden it to the desired hardness(and hope I don't warp the part in the process).
Oops sorry,Actually, that would be @RedCroissant.
I only own an iBook because it was a good size for my daughter and the ones I had in the past were gifts.
I can tell you about the inside of the 12" PB though as I broke some stuff replacing my wife's screen as well as doing test runs without a heat sink.
I Once took a 550W Power Drill to my MDD once When I was removing the PSU for the new one coming in the post the allen key screw stripped on me so I had no choice but to drill it out (apart from 2 rivets on something else, this was my first time drilling out a screw of any kind) surprisingly i did it with out damaging the plastic Funny thing was I decided to test the old PSU for ***** and giggles after freeing it from the MDD and it actually worked for about 1 minute before dying again LOL
When I was removing the PSU for the new one coming in the post the allen key screw stripped on me so I had no choice but to drill it out (apart from 2 rivets on something else, this was my first time drilling out a screw of any kind) surprisingly i did it with out damaging the plastic Funny thing was I decided to test the old PSU for ***** and giggles after freeing it from the MDD and it actually worked for about 1 minute before dying again LOL
Hey, the hacksaw worked!
I just decided it would probably be best to put the correct screw back in.
No worries. Red's a wiz with the iBooks now. He can take them apart with his eyes closed.Oops sorry,
Not sure yet... I'm sure I can find a use for it. However, being a collector, it's another computer for my collection. I have a 15in on the way as well.
The "right" way to remove a stripped screw is very much situational, but one classic technique is to cut a slot in the head. On big screws with lots of clearance, a Dremel and cut-off wheel makes it a quick job. For smaller screws, you really need a screw head file.
If a screw is connecting two non-steel parts together, one 100-year old technique is to use an alum solution to dissolve it out. I've had to do that with broken screw heads on watch plates.
I was considering using my Dremel, but I didn't what to damage the ambient board it was on
Yes there is and most likely (due to my experience with opening up 7 different iBooks multiple times each), the best explanation (besides the optical drive) would be a loose HDD connection. SO even though it's working now, be sure to check that connection at some point to make sure the cable is in good condition otherwise there might be a repeat of all of the bad things that were happening.One of eyoungren's iBooks had the same KP issue and randomly shut down when I found that the ribbon cable was improperly connected to the LB AND that the pins on the LB connection were a little damaged.
I love the iBook and Powerbook line up so much and my record for getting into a 12" iBook G4 was 14 minutes (to replace a HDD). It was fun! Putting it back together though took longer because one of my kids woke up and he wanted to help me (which took almost an hour because he kept dropping the same screw right by the optical drive and I had to keep fishing it out.
Actually, that would be @RedCroissant.
I only own an iBook because it was a good size for my daughter and the ones I had in the past were gifts.
I can tell you about the inside of the 12" PB though as I broke some stuff replacing my wife's screen as well as doing test runs without a heat sink.
Thanks for the shout out, Erik!
No worries. Red's a wiz with the iBooks now. He can take them apart with his eyes closed.
It's just too bad that I had to sell EVERYTHING!!!!! As you can probably see by my signature line, they're all gone. :-( I'm still amazed at how well those machines worked. The G3s were cool as well, but the G4s are the best. The fact that they can connect to WPA2, stream to Apple TV, TDM (which the new Macbooks can't do yet according to Apple reps and Apple-specific trainings that I had to attend), use secondary displays really well and still perform well enough given the major advancements in technology that should have put 10 year-old computers out to pasture by now is wonderful.